But its round and can hold stuff

While working at Starbucks it was definitely a commonality to find trash everywhere. Customers would leave their cups on tables, on the condiment bar, in bathrooms etc. Things like straw wrappers would end up in the tip jars, on the beverage hand off plane, on the floor, in chairs, in the sugar containers, you name it. This image represents a common problem with trash in the store lobby. Starbucks has a program in which they scoop up old coffee grounds and give them away for free for people to use in their gardens. The bin shown represents the bin that we would put the coffee grounds in (in reused coffee bags of course). Well whether the bags of grounds were in there or not, customers would see a bin and just throw trash in it as if it were a trash can. Even with huge signs explaining it wasn't a trash can, people would still do it anyway. We even tried putting the bin next to an actual trash can....but still people thoughtlessly would discard whatever into our poor coffee grounds bin. Sigh.

He shoots, but no score...

 

 

We all may have laundry hampers, but I am sure the scenario sometimes looks a lot like the image here. Whether we aren't near the hamper at the time we are removing the clothes, or the lid is on top of the lid or it just seems easier to put the clothes next to the hamper, the clothes more often than not end up on the floor. Of course I don't speak for everyone on this matter, but I know for myself and several others that putting your clothes into the actual hamper seems like such an effort! Technically it isn't much of an effort, it turns out to be an even bigger effort when laundry day comes and you must gather all of your belongings off of the floor. I think that when you are actually to the point of taking off your clothes and getting into pajamas or what have you, you are just so utterly exhausted that such a remedial task seems strenuous at the time.

Basket-tastic

Things are always so much more interesting and useful when you are a child. I am sure we can all relate to this image and think back to when you were a kid playing race car or speed boat in a laundry basket. Something as simple as a laundry basket can bring hours of entertainment to a kid and it definitely makes the basket multi-functional!

Hangin' Out

Air fresheners, beads, pendants, tassels, trinkets, you name it - it has probably been hung from someones rear view mirror in their car. How did that trend get started? Obviously the mirrors weren't created with the purpose of hanging various items from them, but for some reason the majority of people make use of their rear view mirror for more than looking behind them.

So that got me thinking - were air fresheners created with the strings with the intention of them hanging from rear view mirrors? Or maybe that was just a weird coincidence.

Whatever works

Whether it was meant to hold pens, pencils, and whatever else is necessary on a desk an item like a cup can serve more than one purpose. When you are sitting at your desk and realize that you don't have anything to put all of your writing utensils or office supplies, then you make use of whatever you have. In this case I happened to have a drinking glass that didn't belong with the other drinking glasses and like that voila!, a magical pen holder.

Shoes off!

We have all done it at some point, and we see it all the time. Taking your shoes off by the front door is a requirement of the house, or so routine that it becomes thoughtless. I always take my shoes off when I go into a house even if the owners or residents keep theirs on. I find it more comfortable to take them off. Is that seen as inappropriate or rude? I can't imagine so...if anything I am doing their floors a favor. I know that other cultures do this more regularly. Apartments and homes should come with a built in shoe rack by the front door. That would be really useful!

Unspoken seat understanding

Whether you are at a movie, a concert, play, or some sort of show you will always see reserved seats. Some seats are actually reserved for certain people with signs that say reserved....but for the not so truly reserved seats, individuals choose the reservation method of placing an item on the seat. We don't have to ask people that have placed a sweater or program guide on the seats next to them whether the seats are available, because this act in itself shows others that they have people coming to sit in those seats and some point in the future.

The TP quandry

Do you ever notice the toilet paper roll sitting on top of the empty toilet paper roll? Or perhaps it is left on the sink counter or on top of the toilet tank. How long does it take to take the old roll off and put on the new one? Like 5 seconds, and yet we still leave the empty roll on the toilet paper for at least five bathroom trips.